Brown University
Providence, RI
Brown University admitted 2,686 of 51,316 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (5.2%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
Every figure, in full
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Acceptance rate
5.2%
2,686 admitted of 51,316 applicants
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
SAT, middle 50%
Reading 740–770 · Math 760–800
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
ACT, middle 50%
34–35
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
54%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
22%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Where do you actually stand at Brown University?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What Brown University says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Essayrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Course rigorrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Recommendationsrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPAconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rankconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $25,184 a year.
- $30k–$48k
- $2,031
- $48k–$75k
- $5,858
- $75k–$110k
- $16,219
- Over $110k
- $44,937
Source: the College Scorecard
Essays on this application
10 essay prompts on the application: 6 you would write, 1 not yet confirmed.
A prompt we have not yet confirmed is counted on its own rather than called optional, treating an unconfirmed prompt as optional is how a student skips an essay their college expects.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
Guides for Brown University applicants
More colleges on the record
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Other colleges in Rhode Island
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Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
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